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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29
One or Artemus Wards Letters.

Ono or Artemus Wards Letters.
The following letter from Artemus
Ward to . little Elmira girl, and 70.
GENTLY published Tor the first time, isin
the possession OF an Elmira IN. w
gentleman:
SALEM, MASS, June IL, 1864.
MY DEAR AMELIA cannot tell you
how much miss you.
1t seems AZ though / had lost all
relatives, including my grandmother
and the cooking stove.
Why didn't put you in q bottle
and bring you down here with me?
But ] am always forgetting something.
The other day went of and forgot
my Aunt Sarah, and she's q good deal
bigger than you are. Mr.. Ramsey is
also very forgetful man. He FREE
quently goes of and forgets his wash
erwoman. Mr. Ramsey is q very fine
looking man. He reminds me of Mr..
Green, the Maiden murderer. When
Mr.. Ramsey goes to the penitentiary,
which will be very soon, we must send
him doughnuts, magazines and other
literary documents. Mr.. Ramsey can
read print very we'll.
like you very much. ] should like
you just as we'll if you were twelve
years older. / am very singular
about some things.
You spoke to me about boy who
is my rival. / should feel very sorry
to kill that boy, but he may drive me
to it. / am in hopes that he will take
himself into premature tomb-that
he will choke himself with q large
slice Of pudding, but if he does neither
shall feel forced to load him with
chains and read all my lectures to
him. That will finish him. His boots
may remain, but the rest will have
persisted long ere get through!
You must be good little girl, and
always mind your mother. Never let
your excellent mother feel sorry that
she is acquainted with you. II it
hadn't been for her you might have
drowned in soup plate long ago.
And if you hadn't ever had any moth
er you might be q Turkey with the
Turkeys. In fact, my dear Amelia,
SO conduct yourself that even on dark
and rainy days the BRIGHT sun may
shine wherever you are, and that the
stars (which are next to the sun in
brightness) may never fash so bright
ly but that you can always look
steadily and hopefully towards them.
Faithfully, your friend,
A. Ward.
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The Hurricane Geyser.

The most wonderful of all the won.
ders at the Norris Basin, Yellowstone
Park, is known as the hurricane Gey.
ser. 1t is recent outbreak, scarcely
year old. Tie crater is about twenty
b, thirty feet and is enclosed by a solid
wall of rock, about ten feet in depth,
to the surface of the water, and no one
can tell how far below this rocky in
closure extends. Several days ago W,
could sit ON the north end Of this rocl
rib and watch the torrid waves rusl
down the Enclosure. strike the wall be
meath our feet and sink into the earth
to reappear at the upper end with I'M
diminished force. Now, eight days
later, we. find that the boiling GOOD
shoots out over the wall where w
formerly sat. August Kelly, who has
been the only resident of this basin dur
ing the winter, informs me that he no.
ticed marked changes in the quantity
of water discharging and the energy
displayed at this basis after the earth
quakes of December 8. 1886. The Hur
ricane presents the appearance Of a re.
volving liquid globe. There is huge
bowlder in tho center of the quadrang
ular crater, over which the water dash
es with such force as to give it the ap
pearance Of an immense wheel In per
petuul motion. The intense heat may
be realized. in measure, when it is
stated that the rocks ten feet from the
edge are So hot that the naked hand
can only be held on them for an In.
slant. The water is turbid and bear,
evidence Of the fact that the subterra
mean chambers are being enlarged
They are evidently absorbing the mn
terial that has been discharged at 9th
or geysers. The Monarch Geyser. for
merly the greatest Of this basin, Is now !
second-class geyser Of very irregular
habits. Visitors Sit by it for hours and
often leave without witnessing an erup
tion. But the Hurricane, like The
Black Warrior Of the Ebony Basin.
never rests, and consequently never dis.
appoints the wonder seeker. Pioneer
Press,
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Invading the Aristocratic Quar-
ter.

The banner OF the almighty dollar
advances steadily up Fifth avenue.
says the New York Graphic. It will
not be many years befor the big Van
derbilt mansions. with their carved
portieres and their square box-like
and richly built ugliness, will find
about and around them the stores of
busy merchants, and the deep, white
cathedral will catch within it's high
rooted walls the hum of outside buy
erys and sellers just as do the churches
in older and more populous lands. A
walk up the avenue shows how fast
the great change goes on. The Aston
block of homes stands like q rock
against the onward current OF trade,
yet on the corner beside it a wine shop
has been carved out OF a brown-stone
mansion, and the signs, with big blaz-
ing letters, tell the price Of the liquors
and stare impudently into the second
story windows OF the aristocratic
mansion of the descendants
of the old fur merchant. Above
the Aston houses, on the same side OF
the street, is the lonely, silent white
building that was once the residence
of A. T. Stewart. 1t would be a
blessing to break the massive house
into stores, and it would be fitting
and perhaps logical ending to the
sad memories that cling. about its
empty, shutterless windows. Like the
Astors, this house has stood in the
way of the busy, ambitious merchants
but they have passed it by, and by
the end of next month a store built
up with plebeian brick and ordinary
mortar will be right up against its
north line, will shut out half the view
up the avenue, and will swing it's signs
in the pale face of the marble ediice.
1t IS the same story one learns all
along the wide avenue--the earnest,
nlmble dollar tradesman has taken
possession Of it, and our aristocrats
OF to-day-the children of the peddlers
of generation aegean save them
selves from daily contact with bust
ness surroundings only by fight to
the outer edge of the island.
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soda Water.

The drinking OF, so-called, soda
water is becoming more and more gen,
eral. There are nearly seven thous
and fountains in Boston alone. They
are found not only in drug stores, but
in restaurants, bar-rooms, CONNECTION
cry stores. and retail merchant estab.
ments. One house in the city has .
fountain which costs between five and
six thousand dollars
All are familiar with the efferves
cence and foam that attend the mixing
in water of carbonate of soda and tar
taric acid. As the term 'soda" is ap
piled both to the fountain and to tn.
drink issuing from it, one naturally
suppose that there is soda in the foam
ing fluid he ia taking.
1t is not So however. The water is
charged with carbonic acid, and lie
favored and sweetened with some one
of the various syrups. The carbonic
acid gas is forced into the water with q
pressure of 1870 pounds to the square
inch, and it is the escape of this gas
when the faucet is turned and the wa
ter flows into the tumbler that causes
the foaming
The gas was formerly obtained from
carbonate of soda. and hence the pres
ent name. which still clings to it; but 1t
is now obtained from marble. which is
a carbonate of lime. Marble is simply
lime and carbonic acid chemically COM
bined. The union is week one. Sui
phuric acid has much stronger infinity
for the lime than the carbonic acid has,
and upon being poured on powdered
which is then absorbed by the water.
1t makes no difference with the drink
whether the carbonic acid is obtained
from soda or from marble, since moth.
ing but the acid passes into the water.
In and IN the neighberhood of large
cities the sellers of soda-water do moi
charge their own fountains. 1t is done
for them at large central establish.
ments.
The question has been put to us il
saltwater is wholesome. Almost any
acidulated drink is pleasant in Summer,
and it often meets real need of the
system. Probably carbonated water
is as wholesome as any.
We should advise less of the syrup
than is commonly taken partly because
il is not apt to be pure. and partly be-
cause, even if pure, it is not very good
for the stomach. 'Plain soda" is bet
ter than soda with syrup. and. after q
little time. quite as pleasant as that
We believe that care is taken to have
the water pure, and to keep the appa-
ratus free from corrosive matter, and
when this done no harm is likely to re.
suit from q moderate resort to the
fountain. companion.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

time dies! Lucy. this young fellows
father and I had such good times in
the old days. How long did you read
law. Bollingp"
"A little over two years. sir"
Like itp'
very much indeed. sir"
..Whom did you read withP"
.sSpence 6 Sullivan"
sGood men. Sullivan put you
through the office business. l fancy;
that's his way. Now, I've been put
ting you through an exhaustive exam
ination. which is my way and | think
you win do Let old Bragg find an
other salesman. He's not dying for
you. and / can get him substitute.
have two students in my office. What
they are there for is their own business,
but they II never make II great success Mt
the bar unless they change their ways.
l want clerk to manage my Office, and
to boss around while am off on cir
cult. I'll give you living salary
not too much, and you can read law
meanwhile. You ought to be able to
pass in year. II you turn out as /
hope you will. why. when you get your
sheepskin. we'll see what can be done.
What do you say to it?"
''Say to ii. sir. What can say but
yes. and thank you for the offer"
Every we'll. that's settled. Here we
are. and there's our carriage. G We
your checks to John there. and he II
bring your luggage to the house. along
with ours. Show your gallantry, and
hand Lucy into the carriage. Jump in.
I'll drive"
The next day James Poulder, ESQ.,.
made his appearance at the Carriers in
state of elegance. only matched by
that of Captain Cuttle's famous watch
never equi,lled. and rarely excelled.
He was ushered into the drawing-room
and received by young lady. whose
style. SUI ted even his fastidious taste.
and whose features had a dim familiar
ity. When the judge came in, the
young mans recognition of the farmer
In the cars was complete. He stam-
mered out an apology. but the old man
relieved him.
1T could hardly have been expected
that YOU should have known u.s." said
the judge. 'Let all that pass. You
are quite welcome. As we have two
hours before dinner. we'll 60 to the
Office and look over the papers to-
gether Miss Carter will excuse you,
meanwhile"
In the Office Poulder found Boiling,
who was busy at work on declara-
ton.
"Why, Frank. thought you were
going into the grocery business.
I've changed my NINE" replied
Frank, resuming his work.
James Poulder stayed his week out,
and then took the cars to Careysburg.
Frank Boiling did not make the same
trip until two years after. When he
went to visit his father. who had got
over his pecuniary troubles. and to see
his sisters. He had been admitted to
the bar meanwhile, and Judge Carter,
whose favorable impressions time had
confirmed, had taken him into part
nership. He had gone into another
partnership, just before he left. He
was in high spirits on that trip. He
was not alone. Miss Lucy Carter. that
had been, Mrs. Francis Boiling then.
was his travelling companion. Thomas
Dunn Elqlish, in Independent.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29
Chicago on the New Sensation.

The bars had to wheel into line, Moxie
in New York, Philadelphia. Washington
and other large cities. Imitators attempt.
ed to kill it. but the boys did not get the
effect from the bogus and cut their saloons.
This brought dealers to their senses and
now pure Moxie is the rule. Look out in
Chicago. Fraud never succeeds by q trick
of that kind.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Dropping out OF the hair, with itching Of
the scalp, prevented, and the scalp made
cool and healthy by the use Of Halls Vege-
table Sicilian Hair Remover.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

The Gallatin glass works at Sharpsburg,
Pa, were totally destroyed by fire. The
factory employed Is hands. Loss, $751;
600; very little insurance.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

The veteran kickers Of Harvard, Yale
Williams and Dartmouth join hands and
down the state university lads at Minnea.
polls in lively game OF loot ball.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29
4 Trial BIZ Jury.

That great American jury, the people,
have rendered unanimous verdict in fav-
or OF DR.. Pisrce's Pleasant Purgative Pei
let's. the standard remedy for bowel and
stomach isorders, biliousnees, sick head
ache, dizziness. constipation and sluggish
liver.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

NJ D. Ball, United States attorney for
Alaska, died on the steamer Aucon, while
en- route to Seattle. His body was ship.
ped to Washington City.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

No opium in Pisos cure for consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. 25cts.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

FRAZER AXLE GREASE will last two weeks
all others two to three days. Try it.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Come to tho mother, when che feeI
For the first time, her first born's breath,
And thou art terrible!
The untimely death which annually car
ries on Thousands Of human beings In the
prime Of youth, ID indeed terrible. The
first approach Of consumption ID insidious,
and the sufferer himself 10 the most unco1l-
scious Of IT, approach. One Of the most
alarming symptoms Of this dread disease
il, In fact, tho ineradicable hope, which
turks in the heart OF the victim. preventing
him from taking timely steps to arrest the
malady. That IL can DO arrested In its
earlier stages 10 beyond question, - there
where Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discov.
cry has effected complete cure.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Capt. r. w. Andrews Of Eumpter. 8. c.,
aged ninety-seven, has walked 10000
miles during the last four years. His last
stroll Was from Sumter to Boston.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Julius johnson, twelve years old, was
killed by the accidental discharge Of his
shot gun while hunting in road cart
with another young boy near Osseo, Wis.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

e. s. Wheeler, the insolvent iron inn
porter OF New Haven. has been arrested
for obtaining money under false pretenses.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

The yellow fever epidemic at Key West is
practically at an end.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

N. p. Clark and family, st. Cloud, will
leave for Europe next IL onth to be absent
for several months.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Walking advertise ments for DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy are the thousands it has
cured.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Al exhaustive article--The stomsch pump
-Tssss glfJfa1s
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29
| JEALOUS
| DoC1oRs.

of money, but received no lasting
persuaded me to try your medicine
because I was prejudiced against
they would do me no good. / fina
he would get me some Of your m
against the advice Of my physician.
tan ois freScTT1p e h also h sa po1
Favorite Prescription and have b
years. / then gave the balance Of tn
was troubled IN the same way, and
time. ! have not had to take an
four years"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

A Marvellous Cure. Mrs G. +. SPRAGuE
female weakness, leucorrhea and falling of the
womb for seven years, SO had to keep my bed
for good part OF the time. Idoctored with ar
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daughter followed BY Boiling, made
theirs to the single car. with little
superannuated engine attached, which
stood waiting. There were no other
passengers. and the three had the car
to themselves.
''Come over here Mr.. Boiling" said
the old man, after the car had been
in motion q while, Il want to talk
to you a bit Turn down that seat.
That will do. You said you had .
letter for Judge Carter, and didn't
intend to deliver IT.
Yes, sir.
did it nevsr occur to you, young
man. that 1t was your duty to obey .
fathers ordersr"
Il trust, sir, that am usually ODE
dent. Il was not positive order.
/ shall write to him and explain. =
II tell you that you should deliver
that letter to It's proper owner. You
are only : trustee in tho case. / am
Judge Carter. and this q my daughter,
Lucy. Hand over the paper to the
court. =
Il beg pardon, cir; but r.
ssYou want identification. Here,
conductor! Tell this young gentleman
who ! am.
'sJudge Carter responded the
functionary, : little curious to know
what Il Was al about.
'.Thank you, Philips That'll do.
Now, slr.
Boiling. not little astonished. took
the letber from bis pocket-b book.
II you'll permit me, = said the
judee, = be opened the letter. and
elanced oyer the contents He gives
y6u ! good character. and wants mo
70 leok after you : little. Al. how
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Ously that the younger never precelved
it. drew out of the other his position.
prospects and intentions.
Boiling was frank by nature. and
the questions of his interlocutor. who
was ms ingenious. we're crafty put The
sharp granger soon learned that Frank
Boiling had been engaged for some
time in the study Of the law; but that
his father having met with reverses,
and having two younger daughters to
educate. the young man determined to
make his burden less. and had set out
70 support himself. abandoning his law
stul cs, aud taking situation as sales
man ut q country store in CIR fton, .
ti,riv ng town about five miles from
the main line.
Il get but . beggarly pay, OF
COURSE" said Frank, gayly. II am
only raw hand; but / have promise
that. when / am better qualified, my
wages will be increased. !"
You are rather singular person, !"
81 i the farmer, blufny. Most young
men would have talked OF their
salary"
Il rather prefer the old stys Of En-
g;isl,. said Boiling. Il am to be =
I,irsling; and the compensation Of :
i,ireling Is called wages. But wages
or salary--the terms are indifferent to
me.
Ny place = within = mile Of Crit
ton, - said the old man. II have =
notion that I knew your father once.
Wasn't he 1t Harvard, IN bic tImef"
Yes, lii, and 20 was I We are
slumui Of the Same school"
II wonder X be remembers his old
chum there-one George Carter
George St Leger Carter, = They have
It on the rolls-"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

Mrs. e. F. MORGAN, of No. u Lexington st:
was dreadful sufferer from uterine troubles
Having exhausted the skill of three ply
eiciang, ] was completely discouraged, and &C
weak could with difficulty cross the room
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29

The sFavorite PreScripti,
Door suffering women.
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q PHYSICIANS
| FAILED.

began taking Dr. Pierces Favorte Prescription and
his Common
Medical Adviser TO improve at In three
wrote letter family briefly mentioning how
health had been restored Oherng send the full particulars
to any one writing me for them and ENCLOSING
In reply have described my case end the treatment used
many have received second letters Of than stating that they
$50 required for the Medical Advs and had applied the
local treatment fully and plainly laid down therein and
Yurch nlreadY.n
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-11-17
A Concealed Handkerchief.

The sun was Just creeping over the
sand hills of San Diego into that divine
climate that retails at 500, 900 per front
foot, when II. L. Curtiss, a coal mer-
chant of this city, started from the town
of hotels and bad water, for Il small
town some miles over the Mexican Dor
der. Mr.. Curtiss drove q handsome
span of horses, and in the afternoon he
crossed the line. The sun, which was
Californian when he started out, became
Mexican, and poured its rays down on
the aliens head with considerable en-
thusiasm, so much 50 that Mr.. Curtiss
was fain TO mop his brow. AS Mr.. Cur
tiss reached his hand into his hip peck
et-for he carried his handkerchief in
that pocket-therc was n click of mus
kets, and command which. translated,
meant, company, tours right into line,
march"
''Halt, and company of Mexican
infantry wheeled into line in front of
the astonishcd Oaklandcr. The officers
waved their swords and the muskets OF
the men We're aimed and cooked, and
Mr.. Cultiss looked around to see if he
could discover battery of artillery
coming up behind a clump of trees. A
young officer, arrayed in gorgeous uni
form, stepped up with three men and
ordered Nh. Curtiss not to draw s:that
revolver. Mr.. Curtiss still had his
hand III his hip pocket preparing to
draw his handkerchief. He vas taken
to a neighbOring fort and detained until
he could prove that he was IN American
citizen, who had no intention of march
ing upon the city of Mexico.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-11-17
His Little Trip to Holland.

Sailors are scarce in this section at
present and this gives rise to many
amusing attempts on the part of our
''shippiug masters to enlist ''green-
horns" GeOrgians generally are not of
a rowing disposition, and Georgia ne
groes are particularly averse to being
carried to foreign ports. Occasionally
a ''cullud" man takes into his head
that there are other places as good as
home, and into him the shipping mas
ter plunges his talons with rare relish.
There is money in sailor who is not
familiar with the ropes, and money is
the shipping masters deity.
Forester Maxwell, colored, came
down on a raft of timber the other day.
inadvertently he exercised his vocal
powers on a veritable sailor song. The
shipping master pricking up his ears,
chuckled inwardly.
"Know something about sailoring2"
asked the wolf
''Guess / does. Use been running on
a steamboat in the ribber for two
months, answered the lamb.
Chow would you like to go to Hol-
land" continued the purveyor of tars.
uSG RATE Only Sc Only SOh one
shirt wild me-" said the innocent dark
ey.
"Well, I'll buy another, and when
you get to Holland you can buy as many
as you want"
GLOW far to Holland?"
GA little bit further than from Lum-
Der City to Darien."
"All right" said the guileless up
country darkey, ''if Jim Pearson comes
down on raft in de mornin' AK him to
tell Eliza that Use going to Holland
and won't be back for two or three
days.
Forester Maxwell is now, much to
his discontinue, we imagine, sailing
the ocean blue on the British bark Per
petua, while the why shipping master,
with a swelled purse, is on the lookout
for new victims. -DarieH (Ga.) Gazette.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-11-17
The Power of Printers Ink.

81 see you advertise all through the
dull times, said one merchant to an
other; cit certainly doesn't pay you"
"ln reply to that, " rojoined the other,
sit most assuredly does. [ am glad so
many of you allow me to have the field
TO myself. When I'm overwhelmed
with customers It's hardly necessary to
advertise. When business is dull L
want to have it brisk. and the way to
have it brisk is to advertise. That
has been my experience during the last
ten years.
printers ink can out-talk any sales
man. 1t can outorgue any obstinate
buyer. 1t can't be talked back to, and
comes up smiling every day and brings
convection and customers with it. Yes,
sir. 1t pays me to advertise these hot
Summer months. The city isn't depop-
ulated by any means. "-PHiladelphia
Call.